1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
75 
WE WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW! 
If you don't see what you want , ask for it. 
Gathering and Storing Carrots.—I have 
raised carrots for stock feeding, but do not know 
when to stather, or how to store or feed them. 
Will you Inform me ? Do they need topplnB like a 
turnip ? The horses seem to relish the tops. 
Fairfield County, O. MRS. A. n. s. 
Ans —They should he Bathered before freezing 
weather, much before this reaches our readers, we 
fear. They are Benerally loosened by a spade thrust 
down alonsslde of them, when they may be easily 
pulled out by hand. They should be topped, but not 
too close to the root so as to cut the latter. They 
should be thorouBhly dry before belnB stored. They 
are better stored In pits something like potatoes. In 
this vicinity, a favorite method Is as follows: On a 
dry location, a pit Is duB out three or four feet deep, 
five or six feet wide, and as long as required. This 
must be thorouBhly drained. In most locations it 
wculd be better if not so deep. The roots (this Is the 
common method of burying all roots) are packed In 
sections across the pit, of about two feet In lenBth, 
with about six Inches of earth between each two 
sections The pit Is filled only about even with the 
surface, and is then covered over with earth from 18 
inches to 2 feet In depth. The general practice In 
burylnB roots Is to pile them Into heaps on the sur¬ 
face, making the plies as high and regular in form 
as possible, cover them over with straw, then with 
sufficient earth to keep them from freezing. It Is 
best not to cover too heavily at first, adding more 
earth, or coarse litter of any kind, as the weather 
grows colder. The advantage of burying In large 
pits Is that roots keep better than In large bulk, and 
the method above described secures this advantage, 
and the contents are more accessible than In several 
small pits. They are excellent for all kinds of stock, 
and as a general thing are eaten with avidity. It 
might be well not to feed too heavily at first, but, 
after stock become accustomed to them, It Is doubt¬ 
ful If they will eat enough to be Injurious. The tops 
are not considered of any particular value 
New York Farmers’ Institutes.— We should 
like to have a farmers’Institute held In this place. 
Can you tell me to whom to apply for speakers, etc.? 
Montgomery Co., N. Y. H. walrath. 
Ans.- Try New York State Agricultural Commis¬ 
sioner, Albany. N. Y. The law that established our 
Department of Agriculture last year provided that 
the Commissioner should appoint a director for 
these meetings. No appointment has yet been made. 
Last year the institutes began early in November. 
This year nobody seems to know anything about It— 
too much politics. 
Onion Maggots as Fertilizers.—I like The r. 
N.-Y. better than ever. This has been a good onion 
year. I applied hard-wood ashes and dried blood ? 
Is this a good onion fertilizer ? I sowed radish seed 
with my onion seed so as to Indicate the rows early 
When the onions were well up, I pulled the radishes’ 
so as not to encumber the crop, and found them 
filled with worms. Are these the same as those 
which trouble the onions ? I was never so free of 
the onion worm. I did not plow my land, but kept It 
hard. Is this a good plan ? H. T. m. 
Ontario, Canada, 
Ans.—T he fertilizer mentioned Is excellent. Some 
growers make a practice of sowing radishes with the 
onions There Is little If any difference between the 
onion maggots and those which are found In the 
radishes. They have their preferences, however, 
and attack radishes, turnips, cabbages, etc., rather 
than onions. If the radishes are sown with the 
onions, or in alternate rows, they may be pulled up 
and destroyed after the maggots have attacked 
them, thus saving the onions. The land needs to be 
quite firm for onions. As to whether it Is best not to 
plow It, depends upon Its condition. 
Planting Trees by the Moon.— 1. what is your 
opinion of people who have received a lot of fruit 
trees, but will not plant them until the increase of 
the moon in November? Are they not a trifle super¬ 
stitious? 2. How far apart should apple trees be 
planted? 3. May peach trees be planted between 
apple trees In starting an orchard? 4. What Is the 
distance for pears? M . P> 
Ohio. 
Ans.— 1. If they are delaying because of any sup¬ 
posed Influence exerted by the moon, we * hould say 
that there certainly appeared to be some supersti¬ 
tion connected with It. Rut Is there one of us who 
Isn’t superstitious about some things? 2. From 33 to 
60 feet, according to the varieties. Forty feet Is 
a common distance. A large part of the apple 
orchards are planted too closely. 3. Yes, this is a 
common practice with many. The peach trees, being 
short-lived, are usually out of the way by the time 
the apple trees require all the space. If two orchards 
are planted on the same ground, however, plant 
food must be furnished for the two. 4. Forstandards, 
15 to 25 feet; dwarfs, 10 to 15 feet. 
Incubators.— I am thinking of starting in the 
chicken business. What Incubators would you ad¬ 
vise me to get? E . n , M- 
Monroe County, Mich. 
Ans.—W e have said many times that success de¬ 
pends more upon the operator than upon the ma¬ 
chine Other poultrymen corroborate us in these 
statements. There are many good Incubators manu¬ 
factured, some ot them at comparatively low prices, 
As a general thing, the lower priced machims re¬ 
quire more attention than the others. The purchaser 
would naturally expect them to be more cheaply 
constructed. Many good ones have been advertised 
In The R. N.-Y., and several advertisements are 
running now from week to week. Send for the cir¬ 
culars of these manufacturers. Any of these will 
probably do the work, but as no one would expect so 
much from a $6 suit of clothes as from one costing 
$25. so no one should expect so much from a low- 
priced incubator as from one of higher price. 
Market for Pumpkins.—Is there any market for 
Cheese pumpkins? L g 
New Jersey. 
Ans.—Y es, at 50 cents to $1 per barrel; but after 
paying for the barrel, freight, commission, etc , there 
wouldn’t be much left for the shipper. There is no 
money in pumpkins in this market, except for the 
growers who live near enough so that they can bring 
them direct to the market themselves. 
BBAN 8 AND PEA 8 B. 
Beans, Marrow, choice. 1893, per bush ...2 60 @ — 
Medium, choice, per bush.1 95 @2 JO 
Foreign, Medium.1 40 @1 60 
Foreign, Pea.1 60 @1 75 
Pea, choice.185 @190 
Red Kidney, ohoioe. >.2 60 @2 65 
White Kidney.2 00 @2 10 
Lima, California (60 lbs).1 70 @1 75 
Green pease, bbls., per bush.125 @ — 
Bags, per bush.1 20 @1 25 
Scotch, 1893, bags.1 50 @1 55 
BROOM CORN. 
Green hurl. 6 @ 6 
Green self working. 6 @ — 
Common hurl. ... 64$@ — 
Common self working. 6 @ 5 
Inside and covers green. 6 @ — 
Inside and cover, common. 53$@ — 
BOTTHR. 
Creamery, State tubs, extras, per lb.28 @— 
State palls, extra. 27 @273$ 
Elgin and other Western, extras.293$@30 
Western, first.27 @28 
Western, seconds.74 @25 
Western, thirds. 20 @22 
State dairy, half-flrkin tubs, fresh, extras. .263$@27 
First.24 @25 
Seconds.22 @23 
Welsh tabs, firsts.21 @25 
Welsh tubs, seconds.22 @23 
Tubs, thirds.20 @21 
Western Imitation oreamery, firsts.23 @24 
Seconds.19 @20 
Thirds .173$@18>$ 
Western dairy, firsts.21 @22 
Seconds.19 @20 
Thirds. .173$@183$ 
Western factory, firkins, June extras.193$"020 
Second* to flrBt.18*@193$ 
Tubs, June extras.19%@20 
Firsts.18%@193$ 
Seconds.16 @— 
Thirds. 15 @16 
Factory firkins, current make, first.19 @20 
Tubs, current make, first... . ...19 @i0 
Seconds.183<@189$ 
Thirds.17 @173$ 
CHBBSB—NHW. 
State factory, full cream, fancy, Sept.113$® 11% 
Full cream, l'ge, col’d, fancy, August.. 1094® 11 
Full cream, large, colored, choice.10%® 10% 
Full cream, large, colored, good. 9-*® 103$ 
Full cream, large, white, fancy, Aug... 10%@ 11 
Full cream, large, white, choice.10*@ 103$ 
Full cream, large, common to good. 93$@ 103$ 
Full cream, small, fancy.12 @ 123 $ 
Full cream, small, choice.113$®. 12 
Full cream, small, good to fine.113$@ 119$ 
Skims, good to choice, small. 9%@ 10 
Skims, choice, large. 8 @ 89$ 
Skims, fine. 73$@ 79$ 
Skims, good... 5 @ 7 
Skims, poor. 2 @ 4 
BGGB. 
New-laid, fancy (nearby), at mark. 26 @ 27 
N. Y. State & Penn, fresh gathered,extra. 25 @ — 
Fresh gathered, firsts. 24 @ 243$ 
Western, fresh gathered, extra. 25 @ — 
Fresh gathered, firsts. 24 @ 243$ 
Seconds, per case.3 00 @5 00 
Ice-house, ch >lce, per doz. 20 @ 21 
Ice-house, poor to good. 19 @ 193$ 
Limed, choice. 20 @ 20% 
Canadian. 20 @ 203$ 
FUDIT 8 —GRBBN. 
Apples, King, h. p., per bbl. 3 50® 4 25 
Greenings, h. p., per bbl. 2 50® 3 10 
Fall or York or fTd Plp’ns, pr bbl. 2 25® 3 00 
21-ounce, prime, per d. h. bbl. 2 25@ 3 50 
Northern 8 py, per bbl. 2 50@ 3 00 
Ben Davis, per bbl. 2 26® 3 25 
O.-heads, h. p. as to size and quality... 1 25@ 2 00 
Common windfalls, per bbl. 75@ 1 50 
Baldwin and Hubbardston, per bbl .... 2 5<)@ 3 25 
Snow per bbl. 3 00@ 3 75 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, choice dark, pr Dbl 4 25® 4 50 
Cape Cod, fair color, per bbl. 3 75@ 4 00 
Cape Cod, light color, per bbl. 2 00@ 3 00 
Cape Cod, per crate. 1 25@ 1 10 
Jersey, per crate. 1 00@ 1 25 
Grapes. Dp-River, Concord, per 10-bskt_ 16 @ 20 
Dp-River, Concord, per case. 75 <a 1 00 
W’n N. Y., Delaware, per small bskt... 12 @ 18 
W’n N. Y., Niagara, per small bskt. 8 @ 12 
W’n N. Y,, Catawba, per small bskt ... 10 @ 11 
W’n N. Y., Concord, per small bskt. 12 @ 14 
W’n N Y.. Concord, per large bskt. 16 @ 22 
Concord, in bbls per lb. 13$@ 13$ 
Concord, In trays, per lb. 1 ^@_ 
Delaware, In trays, per lb. 2 @ — 
Catawba, In trays, per lb. 13 $@ 19 $ 
Niagara, In trays, per lb. 1 %@ 194 
Grape fruit, per box. 2 00@ 2 50 
Lemons, Fla., poor to fancy, per box. 1 00® 3 00 
Oranges, Fla., best, per box. 2 26@ — 
Green, per box. 1 5 (j@ 2 JO 
Pears, Boston, per bushel box. 1 5 U@ 3 00 
Seckel, per bbl. 4 00@ 8 00 
Bose, fancy, per bbl. 4 50® 5 50 
Bose, fair to good, per bbl. 3 00® 4 00 
Clairgeau, per bbl. 3 00® 4 50 
Duchess, per bbl. 3 0J@ 4 00 
Sheldon, fair to good, per bbl.3 00 @ 4 50 
Anjou, choice, per bbl. 3 00@ 3 50 
Lawrence, per bbl . 2 5f@ 8 50 
Vicar, per bbl. 2 50® 3 00 
Common sorts, per bbl. 1 60@ 2 50 
Quinces, Apple or Orange, No. 1, per bbl .. 3 00@ 4 00 
Seconds, per bbl. 1 50® 2 50 
FRDIT 8 —DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1893, fancy.113$@12 
Choice.109$@113$ 
Prime.10 @103$ 
Common, 1893 .. 8 @ 93 $ 
N. Y. State, sun-dried, siloed. 5 @ 5 ^ 
N. Y. State, quartered. 4 @5 
N. C., sun-dried, fancy. 6 @ — 
N. C., sun-dried, sliced, ohoioe... . 43 $@ 59 $ 
N. C., siloed, prime. 4 @ 5 
Chopped... i%@ 194 
Cores and skins. 2 @ 2y 
Cherries, 1893 . 9 @10 
Huckleberries. 14 @uj$ 
Blackberries. 63$ @ 7 
Apricots, California, '93, per lb. 11 @ 13 % 
Peaches, California, unpeeled. 9 @ 10 % 
Delaware, evaporated, peeled, yellow.. 17 @18 
Delaware, evaporated, peeled, red.16 @17 
Delaware, evaporated, unpeeled. 6 @7 
N. C., peeled, fancy. 89$@ 9 
N. C., peeled, choice. 8 @ 8 % 
N. C., peeled, fair to prime. 63$@ 7 
Prunes, California, per lb.— @_ 
Plums, State, per >b.10 @— 
Raspberries, new evaporated, per lb.18 @— 
8 un dried, per lb. 16 @ — 
The records show this 
GAME. 
New Watch Offer 
Venison, saddles fresh, Minn., per lb. 
Michigan, fresh, per lb. 
Whole deer, per lb. 
Quail, prime, fresh, per dozen. 
Prime, frozen, per dozen. 
Woodcock, per pair. 
Partridges. State, per pair. 
Western, per pair. 
Grouse. Western, dark, per pair. 
Western, pin-tall, per pair. 
Golden olover, per dozen. 
English snipe, per dozen. 
Grass plover, per dozen. 
Sand snipe, per dozen. 
Wild ducks, canvas, per pair. 
Red head, heavy, per pair. 
Red head, light, per pair. 
Mallard, drawn, per pair. 
Teal, blue wing, per pair. 
Teal, green wing, per pair. 
Common, per pair. 
Rabbits, prime, per pair. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. 
Rye. 
Barley.. 
Buokwheat.. 
Corn.. 
Oats.. 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay, No. 1. 
No. 2. 
No 3.... . 
Shipping. 
Clover, mixed. 
Clover . 
Salt. 
Straw, long rye. 
Short rye. 
Oat. 
Wheat. 
HONEY 
White clover, 1-lb boxes, per lb. 
White clover, 2-lb boxes, 1 or lb. 
Buckwheat. 1-lb boxes, per lb. 
Extracted, State, per lb.. 
Extracted, California, per lb. 
Extracted Southern, per gallon. 
HOPS. 
N. Y. State, crop of 1893 . 
Medium to prime. . 
N. Y. State, crop ot 1891, choice. 
Prime. 
Common to medium. 
Old olds. 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1892, choice. 
Crop of 1893. 
Common to prime. 
California, old olds. 
Bavarian and Bohemian. 
Altmarks, etc. 
MEATS AND STOCK. 
Beeves, live—Best native steers . 
Poor. 
Texans. 
Bulls and dry cows. 
Live veal calves, prime, per lb. 
Fair to good, per lb. 
Common to medium, per lb. 
Live Calves, Western, per lb. 
Buttermilk, per lb.. 
Grassers, per lb. 
Calves, city dressed, per lb. 
Country dressed, prime. 
Country dressed, fair to good. 
Country dressed, common to medium.. 
Dressed buttermilk, per lb .. 
Dressed grassers, per lb. 
Cows, Milch, choice. 4 ! 
Poor to fair.2i 
Lambs, dressed, near-by per lb. 
Alive, poor to good, per lb. 
Sheep, alive, good to prime, per lb.. 
Alive, poor to fair per lb. 
Hogs, Live, per 100 lbs. 
Country dressed, light, per lb. 
Country dressed, medium, per lb. 
Country Dressed, heavy, per lb. 
NDTS. 
Peanuts, Va.,h. p., fancy, per lb. 
Fair, per lb. 
Shelled, No. 1, per lb. 
No. 2, per lb. 
Spanish, shelled, No. 1, per lb.. 
No. 2, per lb. 
Chestnuts, Northern, per bushel of 60 lbs 
Southern, per bushel of 60 lbs. 
Hickory nuts, per bushel of 60 lbs. 
AT REDUCED PRICES 
.40 @483$ 
29 @41 
We have just secured some bargains in 
watches, which we offer below. Watches 
previously offered, will be sold at the 
same prices as formerly. This is a special 
lot and the supply is limited. If you 
want a good watch cheap order quickly. 
These are for subscribers only. We sell 
no watches at these prices to non-sub¬ 
scribers, but new yearly subscribers may 
send an order for a watch with a subscrip¬ 
tion. These watches are guaranteed, 
and may be returned within three days 
after receipt, if not found as represented. 
SPECIAL OFFER No. 1. 
Price, $ 1 2.50 
No. 1 Is a genuine Waltham or Elgin watch. It Is 
men’s or ladies’size, hunting case only. The works 
are handsomely jeweled and oontaln all the latest 
Improvements. Watch clubs and Installment men 
get $38 for t.ils watch. Our price, Including de¬ 
livery, $12.60. 
Oiler No. 2. Silver Stiffened Watch 
Men’s SIza. Price, $7. 
No. 2 Is a genuine Waltham or Elgin watch, open 
face, stem wind and sat, containing seven jewels and 
all Improvements. The case is made of solid silver 
neatly engraved and stiffened within with a plate of 
solid nickel silver. In this way a case Is produced 
equal in wear to solid silver. Price delivered, $7. 
Offer No. 3. Silveroid Watch. 
Men’s Size. Price, $5 50. 
No. 3 Is a men's Waltham or Elgin watch with 
seven jewels, stem wind and set and all lmnrovo- 
men s. The case, open face only. Is made of so ld 
silveroid and composition metal which looks as well 
and will wear as long as solid silver. The crystal Is 
made of beveled French plate-glass so strong as to 
withstand any strain. The case Is made by the 
great Keistone Watch Case Company of Philadel¬ 
phia, which makes the James Boss ca-es and which 
turns out ever 2,000 watch cases per day. Price 
delivered, $5 50. 
Offer No. 4. Solid Gold Watch. 
Men’s Size. Price, $28.50. 
No. 4 Is a men’s size hunting case Waltham or 
Elgin watch. The works contain seven jewels, stem 
wind and set and all Improvements. This watch has 
works of thomme kind as those In Nos. 1,2 and 3, 
and they are guaranty ed to be accurate. The case 
Is made of solid ) 0 k gold and weighs about two 
ounces. This Is one of the best watches ever made 
and we guarantee It to be equal to the $100 watches 
sold by watch clubs andlnstailment men. We ought 
to get $50 for this watch, but wo have considered the 
thousands of subscribers who will wish to purchase 
It and we will deliver It anywhere In the Dnltod 
States for $28.50. 
Offer No. 5. Solid Gold Watch. 
Ladles’ Size. Price, $17 50 
No. 5 Is a ladles' size w a lt' am or Elgin watch. The 
solid gold case Is handsomely engraved ai d the 
works are guaranteed t > be accurate in every In¬ 
stance. They contain seven jewels, stem wind and 
set and all Improvements. Price delivered, $17,50. 
Offer No. G. Gold Watch. 
Ladles’ Size. Price, $10 
No. 61s a ladles' Waltbam or Elgin w£tch, hunting 
case, handsomely engraved Thu case Is made by 
r Jltng a heavy sheet of solid gold upon a sheet of 
fine stiff c imposition metal. This watch looks just 
like a $75 solid gold watch and It will keep just us 
good time. Price delivered, $10. 
Offer No. 7. Solid Silver Watch. 
Ladles’ Size. Price, $9.50. 
No. 7 Is a ladles size solid coin-silver Waltham or 
Elgin watch. The works contain seven jewels, stem 
wind and set and all lmpro\@ments. The case ts 
made of solid coin silver neatly engraved. Sold to 
subscribers only, delivery guaranteed, $9.50. 
5 00 @5 80 
3 00 @3 75 
3 00 @4 25 
1 50 @4 30 
73$@ 8 
63$@ 7 
6 @ 63$ 
3 @ 33$ 
23$@ 3 
23$@ 3 
8 @113$ 
103$@ 11 
93$ @10 
Potatoes, Me., Rose & Hebron, per d. h. bbl.2 00@2 
L. 1., In bulk, per Phi .2 00@2 
Jersey, choice, In bulk, per bbl. 1 75@2 
Jersey, common, In bulk, per bbl.1 5031 
N. Y. State, per 180 lbs . 1 25@2 
Sweet, Eastern Shore, per bbl. 1 f0@l 
Sweet, extra fancy, Vineland, per bbl_2 50@2 
Other Jersey, per d. h. bbl. 1 76@2 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Duoks, local, per pair. 60 @ 80 
Western, per pair. 60 @ 75 
Southern, per pair. 50 @ 60 
Fowls, local, per lb. 83$® 9 
Western, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Southern and Southwestern, per lb... 8 @ 8 : 
Geese, local, fattened, per pair. — @ 
Western, per pair . 1 00 0 1 50 
Southern and Southwestern,per palr.l 00 @1 12 
Pigeons, old, tame, per pair. 30 @ — 
Young birds, per pair. 25 @ — 
Roosters, mixed, per lb. 6 @ — 
Spring chickens, local, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Western, per lb. 8 ® 8 ' 
Southern, per lb. 8 © — 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb... 70 @ 11 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Chickens, Phlla., spring, 3 lbs or over, 
P r ,lb. 17 @ 18 
Western, spring, dry-picked. 113 $@ 12 
Western, spring, scalded, large. U 3 $@ 12 
Western, spring, sea ded in’d w’hts.. 10 @ II 
Western, spring, scalded, small. 8 @ 9 
Fowls, State and Penn., per lb. 103$@ 11 
Western, prime, dry-picked, per lb .. 1036 ® 11 
Prime, sca'ded. 10%@ _ 
Old roosters, per lb . 73$ @ 8 
Spring ducks, L. J., per lb. 16 @ 17 
Eastern, per lb . 18 q _ 
Western, per lb. 8 @ 13 
Geese, Eastern, per lb. 14 <@ 15 
Squabs, tame, white, Der dozen.3 00 @3 25 
Dark and poor, per dozen.2 00 @2 25 
Turkeys, spring, dry d., prlmo, per lb_ 17 @ 12 
Spring scalded, prime, per lb. 10 @ 11 
Spring, small and poor, per lb. 6 @ 9 
Old, mixed weights, prime, per lb .... 11 12 
VEGETABLES 
Cabbage. Flat Dutch, per 100. 
Carrots, washed, per barrel. 
Cauliflower. L. I. and Jersey, per bbl ... , 
Celery, Michigan, extra fancy, per dozen 
State and Western, per dozen. 
Eggplant, Jersey, per bbl.. 
Green Corn, per } 00. 
Green peas. Va., per basket.' 
N. C., per crate. 
Lettuce, per bbl. 
Onions, Orange County, red, per bbl. 
Orange County, yellow, per bbl. 
Connecticut, red, per bbl. 
Connecticut, white, per bbl.. 
Connecticut, yellow, per bbl.. 
State and Western, yellow, per bbl...! 
Orange County, white, per bbl. 
Parsnips, per bbl. 
Squash, Marrow, per bbl. 
Hubbard, per bbl . 
String beans, Norfolk, wax, per basket. .. 
Va , green, per basket. 
Va., wax, per basket. 
Ch’n, green, per basket. 
Ch’n, wax, per bas4et. 
Turnips, Jersey and L. L. Russia, per bbi." 
.2 5 n @4 00 
. 75@1 00 
. 5001 25 
. 40@ 50 
. 15® 30 
.1 000 2 00 
. 40@1 00 
. 50@1 25 
. 7 @1 00 
.1 00@1 50 
.1 00@1 50 
.1 2501 50 
.1 5001 75 
.2 50fc3 25 
.1 6001 75 
.1 50@1 75 
.2 00@3 (0 
.1 2501 50 
.1 f0@l 25 
1 2501 50 
. 60@1 25 
1 00@2 25 
75@! 25 , 
l 0001 75 THE RUR^L NEW-YORKER, 
75®i to Cor. Chambers and Pearl Sts., New York. 
POINTS TO REMEMBER. 
All men’s size watches are equally suitable for 
boys and all ladles’ size watches for girls. The 
great Waltham and Elgin Companies make nothing 
but watches of high grade. Our cases are the very 
best In the world. We offer only goods of the highest 
grades and we guarantee satisfaction In every In¬ 
stance. If you order a watch and It Is not received 
In good condition or If It falls to run, ship It back to 
us a d get your money or a new watch. 
